Not exact matches
Recent
laboratory work from Virginia Tech University scientists found that when
mice are exposed, both males and
females have some unsettling impacts, such as weaker sperm and decreased ovulation.
He was conducting
laboratory experiments aimed at finding ways to lessen the effects of cancer therapy on ovaries when he noticed that healthy
female mice seemed to be losing eggs at unsustainable rates.
Likewise, male
mice with a Rett mutation have much more severe symptoms than the
females do, says Zhong - wei Zhang, associate professor at the Jackson
Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Bar Harbor, Maine — A research team led by Jackson
Laboratory (JAX) Professor David Harrison, Ph.D., reports that acarbose, a drug that is frequently prescribed in Europe for type 2 diabetes, extends the lifespan of
mice, with male
mice showing a more pronounced effect than the
females.
Female C57BL / 6 (B6; H - 2b), BALB / c (H - 2d), and FVB (H - 2q)
mice were obtained from the Shanghai
Laboratory Animal Center (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China).